The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1887-12-14
Before the stdtus.


"Lookl" he went on, pointing TO the statue
on which the moonlight played so brightly.
"Thou seest that angel woman who rests her
hand upon the forehead of the sleeping man;
and thou seest how at her touch his soul
flames up and shines out through his flesh,
even os lamp ut the touch Of the fire; SO Is
it with me and thee, Nyeptha. Thou hast
awakened my soul and called it forth, and
now, Nyleptha, it is not mine, not mine, but
thine, and thine only. There is no more for
me TO say; in thy hands is my life" And he
leaned back against the pedestal Of the
statue, looking very pale, and his eyes shin
ing, but proud and handsome as q god.
Slowly, slowly she raised her head, and
fixed her wonderful eyes, all alight with the
greatness Of her passion, full upon his face,
as though TO read his very soul Then at last
she spoke, low indeed. but clearly as silver
bell:
"Of truth, weak woman that ] am, do
believe thee Ill will be the day for thee, and
for me afso, II it he my fate to learn that !
have believed lie. And now hearken unto
! me, o man, who hath wandered here from far
/ TO steal my heart and make me all thine own.
put my hand upon thine hand thus, and
thus ], whose lips have never kissed before, do
kiss thee on the brow; and now by m hand,
and by that first and holy kiss, ay, 10y my
peoples veal and by my throne that like
enough l shall lose for thee, by the name OF
my high house, by the sacred stone and by the
eternal majesty of the Sun, swear that for
thee will live and die. And ! swear that
! will love thee and thee only till death, ay.
and beyond--if, as thou sayest, there be a be-
yond--and that thy will shall be my will, and
thy ways my ways.
AOh, see, see, my lordi thou knowest not
how humble is she who loves; 1, ,sho am q
queen, kneel before thee; even at thy feet !
do my homage;" and the lovely impassioned
creature flung herself down chi her knees on
tho cold marble before him. And after that
/ really do not know what happened, for
could stand it no longer, and cleared of to
refresh myself with little Of old Umslopo-
gaas' society. leaving them to settle it their
own way, and very long time they were
about il.
Some three-quarters Of an hour afterward
the "pair OF doves" came stroliing toward us,
Curtis looking slightly silly, and Nyleptha re-
marking calmly that the moonlight made
very pretty effects on the marble. Then, for
she was in a most gracious mood, she took my
hand and said that was "her lords" dear
friend, and therefore most dear TO her-not "a
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and rejecting that II the walls could speak
they would have strange tales to tell
What actresses women arei There, high
upon her golden THRONE draped In ner Dla'
zoned "kaf" or robe OF state, sat the fair NY
leptha; and when Sir Henry came IN n little
late, dressed In the full uniform OF an officer
OF her guard, and humbly bent himself be-
fore her, she merely acknowledged his salute
with careless nod and turned her head
coldly aside. 1t was very large court, for
not only did the ceremony OF the signing OF
the laws attract many outside OF those whose
duty IT was to attend, but also the rumor
that Nasta was gong to publicly ask the
hand OF Nyleptha In marriage mad gone
abroad, with the result that the great nail
was crowded to Its utmost capacity Ihere
we're our friends the priests IN FORCE headed
oy Agon' who regarded US with a vindictive
eye; and most imposing pand they were.
with their long white emoroidered .ooes girt
with golden cnain from wnlch nung tns